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john sasaki is live. >> reporter: there will be a sparkly new development. the deal was done. the u.s. army traded 180 acres to the suncal development firm. >> it is a great opportunity for a. >> the development is called dublin crossing. >> there is hardly any other sites like this in the bay area. >> reporter: it will have about 1500 housing units, hotel, outdoor shopping mall, and big central park all of which will be in walking distance of bart. >> this will create thousands of jobs with the amount of office and square footage. >> reporter: at a shopping center comes dublin were lukewarm on the development. >> i think that particular area seems to be more of a residential area. >> i think we have enough shopping centers. >> reporter: among the projects will be a new main gate and a huge training facility, virtually guaranteeing the future for camp parks. >> we want to make these world- class training facilities for members of service. >> reporter: the groundbreaking will happen likely in the next two years or so. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> president obama emerge
john sasaki is live. >> reporter: there will be a sparkly new development. the deal was done. the u.s. army traded 180 acres to the suncal development firm. >> it is a great opportunity for a. >> the development is called dublin crossing. >> there is hardly any other sites like this in the bay area. >> reporter: it will have about 1500 housing units, hotel, outdoor shopping mall, and big central park all of which will be in walking distance of bart. >> this...
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john sasaki was there for his swearing-in. >> reporter: be state senate chambers were thrilled to see gavin newsom take the oath of office. his father administered the oath >> reporter: after getting a half hour long speech he described how he wants to bring his experience as mayor to his new job. >> we have an office in china, in beijing. he did not feel like we were doing enough to reach out to china. >> reporter: newsom's stature around the world will only help the state. >> he brings a portfolio with him that it's not just as a mayor. it is an entrepreneur and also a thinker. i think that it's important for what is ahead. >> he is a high-energy person. enthusiastic, not afraid of taking chances or risks. >> reporter: the man expected to take newsom's place also attended the ceremony and is set to be sworn in himself tomorrow afternoon. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the golden gate bridge district unveiled a plan to eliminate toll takers. it would be the first bridge in the bay area to collect tolls electronically and would save the district some $16 million over 10 years.
john sasaki was there for his swearing-in. >> reporter: be state senate chambers were thrilled to see gavin newsom take the oath of office. his father administered the oath >> reporter: after getting a half hour long speech he described how he wants to bring his experience as mayor to his new job. >> we have an office in china, in beijing. he did not feel like we were doing enough to reach out to china. >> reporter: newsom's stature around the world will only help the...
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john sasaki shows us more. >> reporter: the iron triangle had a challenging history but now they have a new park. >> kids, they love the park and they can't wait until it gets finished. >> reporter: the park has been here for decades. >> i used to come to this park what i was six. >> reporter: not long ago children couldn't come. >> it was mainly people drinking and smoking and doing other things. >> reporter: then they got a $2 million state grant to rehabilitate it. >> all the research shows kids can't be healthy unless they have a place to play. play is the mother's breast milk of development. >> reporter: but this was more than just giving to the community. >> we knocked on doors and hired a bunch of folks in the neighborhood. >> reporter: they're building it as well. it will have an arts and crafts area and zip line and much more. it will be finished in the spring and police aren't worried about criminals coming back. >> they don't want to take on the community and the police and something like this is not the place for them. >> reporter: once this is done the next big project is
john sasaki shows us more. >> reporter: the iron triangle had a challenging history but now they have a new park. >> kids, they love the park and they can't wait until it gets finished. >> reporter: the park has been here for decades. >> i used to come to this park what i was six. >> reporter: not long ago children couldn't come. >> it was mainly people drinking and smoking and doing other things. >> reporter: then they got a $2 million state grant to...
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john sasaki, ktvu news. >>> more details now, police did make an arrest. they identified the suspect as 21-year-old michael montgomery of lodi. he says he talked to his son by phone and that phopbt father -- montgomery said he stabbed denver after denver hit him over the head with a chair. investigators are also looking for twod additional men who fled the fight on foot. >>> all of this is reminiscent of bryan stow. he's the bay area paramedic that will never be the same after he was tragically beaten. the stow family sent ktvu a text today it says quote we are horrified and deeply saddened by this senseless about of violence. our thoughts and prayers go out to the family. the giants released a statement it says many part, we want to be clear that there is absolutely no place in our community for this type of senseless violence. and a statement from the dodgers says there's no rational explanation for this senseless act which resulted in jonathan's death. the pain that this has caused his family and friends is unimaginable. words are not enough to describe
john sasaki, ktvu news. >>> more details now, police did make an arrest. they identified the suspect as 21-year-old michael montgomery of lodi. he says he talked to his son by phone and that phopbt father -- montgomery said he stabbed denver after denver hit him over the head with a chair. investigators are also looking for twod additional men who fled the fight on foot. >>> all of this is reminiscent of bryan stow. he's the bay area paramedic that will never be the same after...
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we'll talk to our john sasaki who is now there in a live report. >>> plus talking to your kids about tragedy. what you need to figure out first. >> chief meteorologist bill martin is working on our complete bay area forecast. he's back with when we could see more wet weather. >> [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] >>> continuing coverage now of the shooting in connecticut with photos taken today at sandy hook elementary. here we have a picture to show you i believe it's of a woman here on the phone she's reportedly trying to find information about her sister who's a teacher at the school. in this next photograph i expect to show you a young girl who is seen comforting a little boy just outside the school. she's putting her arms around him. this man behind officers was grieving. this final picture shows you the american flag as
we'll talk to our john sasaki who is now there in a live report. >>> plus talking to your kids about tragedy. what you need to figure out first. >> chief meteorologist bill martin is working on our complete bay area forecast. he's back with when we could see more wet weather. >> [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers......
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ktvu's john sasaki reports it also crossed u.s. boarders. >> reporter: our cameras were rolling as they pulled evidence out of two different properties. one on viking street and the other on american avenue. the vikings street business is california connections incorporated. >> automobile accessory. i spoke to this person several time in the past. seemed like a straight shooter. >> reporter: we went to the property management company where the owner said the owner was based in kansas. >> he said his customer -- they go to his website online and ship it. >> reporter: illegal drugs were shipped to customer. and warrants were served and arrests made in kansas and missouri. this car has missouri plates. neighbors said they never noticed anything out of the ordinary. the biz on american avenue, it is unclear how it is connected. neither the dea or police would talk with us on the record today. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we know the identity of a teenager shot and killed last night, 17-year-old, he was walking in front of a el
ktvu's john sasaki reports it also crossed u.s. boarders. >> reporter: our cameras were rolling as they pulled evidence out of two different properties. one on viking street and the other on american avenue. the vikings street business is california connections incorporated. >> automobile accessory. i spoke to this person several time in the past. seemed like a straight shooter. >> reporter: we went to the property management company where the owner said the owner was based in...
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our just john sasaki live in the city. >> referree: we are standing in the heart of the tenderloin one of the most troubled parts of san francisco and a group of christians marched through this area in a reenactment of christ's life it is the stations of the cross on good friday. in the tenderloin leaders and the devout stopped at different stations to pray. >> we adore you oh, christ because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. >> as people suffer today in this world we remember jesus' suffering and make it a holy day. >> referree: it is a somber commemoration. >> i find it hard to believe that we live in this society and there is so many people suffering and homeless and that don't have kind of the things that we typically have as a family or someone that cares for hem. >> referree: but the less fortunate were less than impressed. >> what is going on out here isn't going to be helped by them. >> what is going on? >> the drugs and prostitution, the straight poverty. >> referree: but these tenderloin faithful say they are dedicated to improving everyone's lot in life. glenda
our just john sasaki live in the city. >> referree: we are standing in the heart of the tenderloin one of the most troubled parts of san francisco and a group of christians marched through this area in a reenactment of christ's life it is the stations of the cross on good friday. in the tenderloin leaders and the devout stopped at different stations to pray. >> we adore you oh, christ because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. >> as people suffer today in this...
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. >>> people would be huddled around the television and in some cases a new big-screen and john sasaki canting up up with the fans willing to spend big bucks to watch the game at home- a wall of flat-screen tvs lured in people at the emeryville best buy, looking for the right size and price. >> i really just want good quality picture and plenty of flexibility to plug things into it. >> reporter: this rush is on largely because people want to see the super bowl in all of its majesty. >> i'm a retired guy and i have started to watch a lot of television, and my eyes are a little older and i need a better tv. best buy officials toll me off- camera that today the store was projected to sell two to thee times more tvs and home theater equipment than on a normal saturday. given how long people stayed in the tv area, it's clear this is no simple task. >> this is hell -- an hour now? we were over there and i have bought four tvs by now, really? i'm like this is the one -- no, this is the one. >> reporter: some shoppers admitted they might not even watch the game. >> no, 49ers aren't in it. >> b
. >>> people would be huddled around the television and in some cases a new big-screen and john sasaki canting up up with the fans willing to spend big bucks to watch the game at home- a wall of flat-screen tvs lured in people at the emeryville best buy, looking for the right size and price. >> i really just want good quality picture and plenty of flexibility to plug things into it. >> reporter: this rush is on largely because people want to see the super bowl in all of its...
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john sasaki is live and why it's attracting worldwide interest. >> reporter: looming over there in the dark is a mystery fogged with vagueness about which we know very little. across from the bay bridge sits the google barge. people came today to check it out but have no better understanding after being here. >> i don't think we know enough to know what to think. >> google announced the company is exploring the barge as an interactive space where people can learn about new technology. why is google exploring the idea now? did the company not know what it was for to begin with? >> the google barge. >> at san francisco city hall, the mayor told me he has talked with google and is waiting patiently. >> we need to give them room as a company of the bay area that we all know innovates things and give them room to announce when they're ready. >> all this comes after months of speculation that it might be a floating event center, or even a huge mobile storage facility because the barge is shrouded in secrecy around the world. the technology reporter for the bbc, google likes to pride itself o
john sasaki is live and why it's attracting worldwide interest. >> reporter: looming over there in the dark is a mystery fogged with vagueness about which we know very little. across from the bay bridge sits the google barge. people came today to check it out but have no better understanding after being here. >> i don't think we know enough to know what to think. >> google announced the company is exploring the barge as an interactive space where people can learn about new...
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john sasaki live with the long list of potential closures. >> reporter: this is fire station two and firefighters here often hand out packets of safety tips but now they're saying that, if you pull the alarm it might take longer to get to your house. >> i can't believe it only affected one apartment. that's what we're just amazed by because i mean they did their job. fire investigators say fire detectors may help save lives but now, it will cost lives. the fire chief says if the measure fails ten of the districts 28 fire stations will close in the next two years. >> we cut our costs as much as we possible again. at this point we're going out to the public and asking for help to keep all of our fire stations open. >> reporter: contra costa county is a somber warning. >> from the firefighters perspective it's taking longer to get to the scene. that mean it is workload once they get there is going to be more significant. >> reporter: chris hut is with the contra costa taxpayers association. >> it's extreme pension issues they pay their people a great deal. there's a lot of blow backs ag
john sasaki live with the long list of potential closures. >> reporter: this is fire station two and firefighters here often hand out packets of safety tips but now they're saying that, if you pull the alarm it might take longer to get to your house. >> i can't believe it only affected one apartment. that's what we're just amazed by because i mean they did their job. fire investigators say fire detectors may help save lives but now, it will cost lives. the fire chief says if the...
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ktvu's john sasaki found out how the community raised cash for the cameras without getting a dime from the city. >> reporter: hundreds of people came to lincoln square in oakland's chinatown today to celebrate the security camera project. >> here in chinatown, this community does such a great job of working on public safety. >> reporter: getting the cameras installed was no easy task. oakland police officer allan yu led the effort to raise $17,000 in donations because of such things as robberies, fights and even stranger danger. >> we will use it for playgrounds, charter schools and seniors who come to a dance and play ping pong and they wanted an extra measure of security here. >> reporter: this senior knows the crime problem well. she and her 82-year-old husband were nearly robbed here last year. >> two young men with hoods saw them and tried to chase after them. perhaps they thawing there was something valuable in the back. ran and ran up to another grocery store with many people inside. >> reporter: even youngsters in the park say it sometimes feels unsafe. >> like when lots of gan
ktvu's john sasaki found out how the community raised cash for the cameras without getting a dime from the city. >> reporter: hundreds of people came to lincoln square in oakland's chinatown today to celebrate the security camera project. >> here in chinatown, this community does such a great job of working on public safety. >> reporter: getting the cameras installed was no easy task. oakland police officer allan yu led the effort to raise $17,000 in donations because of such...
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as for players and staff, john sasaki has more. >> reporter: from the dugout store to the home team dugout at&t park was buzzing with activity today. >> it's the official tour. >> reporter: this is the second tour since the parade. >> it's an honor, really an honor to be able to go down to the dugout where our guys where and take it all in. it's wonderful. >> reporter: the clubhouse was not part of the two if it had been fans would have seen players packing up for the off- season. >> with all that energy and all of that happening, you know. >> reporter: you just won the world series, what are you going to do? >> i'm going to spend time with my family, my son, my wife. i am going to take them to disneyland. >> reporter: nobody has been waiting for a championship longer make birdie. >> i had been a bridesmaid three times but no pride in this yeari was a bride. >> reporter: petit president says everyone from the groundskeepers on up will get a bonus. >> many people have worked here 20 years plus, 30 years plus. it will be very sweet for them to be able to be acknowledged. >> reporter: the may
as for players and staff, john sasaki has more. >> reporter: from the dugout store to the home team dugout at&t park was buzzing with activity today. >> it's the official tour. >> reporter: this is the second tour since the parade. >> it's an honor, really an honor to be able to go down to the dugout where our guys where and take it all in. it's wonderful. >> reporter: the clubhouse was not part of the two if it had been fans would have seen players packing up...
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as john sasaki reports, the attack is causing fear in the employees. >> it is stressful out there. >> reporter: from the outside it looks peaceful and pretty. but inside, napa state hospital is anything but. >> there is no document that says you will be punched in the face, kicked, spit on, murdered, raped. you have no idea. you have no idea when you sign up for this. >> reporter: a psychiatric technician was attacked and beaten yesterday afternoon. >> he was hit repeatedly in the head. >> reporter: i obtained an official e-mail sent to staff that said no optimizations were reported and no staff had bonn -- to be taken to hospital by ambulance. >> they soften it down quite a bit so the point where it sounds like it wasn't much of anything at all. >> reporter: the patient who assaulted the staffer was not arrested. staffers believe the administration is not protecting them. i obtained these photos from staff members who say they were assaulted by patients in the past. >> how many bloody bodies is going to take to get this administration and this department of mental health to wake up a
as john sasaki reports, the attack is causing fear in the employees. >> it is stressful out there. >> reporter: from the outside it looks peaceful and pretty. but inside, napa state hospital is anything but. >> there is no document that says you will be punched in the face, kicked, spit on, murdered, raped. you have no idea. you have no idea when you sign up for this. >> reporter: a psychiatric technician was attacked and beaten yesterday afternoon. >> he was hit...
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john sasaki got a front seat to the parade and he join us now. >> reporter: the parade has been over for two hours and the clean up is well on the way. this lighting set is being broken down. and based on the smiles of people leaving the parade, it was another success. the weather could not have been nicer. >> just out here with family having a good time and celebrating chinese new year, the year of the snake. >> reporter: with such nice conditions. the huge crowd was fired up. >> reporter: mayor ed lee showed off. >> every year we get to show off the biggest parade in the world. this is like number 10 in the world. >> reporter: it was a night for marching bands including this one from uc davis. fireworks and floats some of the stars of the show were the smallest of performers including these youngsters from west portal school. >> we know little kids who are in the parade. i'm happy there are so many little ones, they are so cute. >> the youngsters were so excited about all they were seeing. >> it's so awesome because there's a big parade and a lot of people. >> reporter: the korean
john sasaki got a front seat to the parade and he join us now. >> reporter: the parade has been over for two hours and the clean up is well on the way. this lighting set is being broken down. and based on the smiles of people leaving the parade, it was another success. the weather could not have been nicer. >> just out here with family having a good time and celebrating chinese new year, the year of the snake. >> reporter: with such nice conditions. the huge crowd was fired...
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the victim's family tells our john sasaki it's all so senseless. he is live in oakland with more. >> reporter: gasia, they released this video showing the man and the men police say took his life. 23-year-old charles butler was parking his car in east oakland. >> if you saw the nudge, the bad parking mr. butler did is the reason why the people inside this car thought it was a reason to kill mr. butler. >> reporter: and it shows butlered in the store arguing with a suspect. he was killed the next day by the same men, blocks from the store. >> it was painful, difficult to watch. that was charles's last moments here on earth. >> reporter: butler's family came to ktvu to watch the video for the first time. >> bumping of the car? that was ridiculous. that's what a bumper's for. >> reporter: it was tough to see a loved one, killed just weeks before he shipped out to sea as a merchant marine. >> i feel this was just a vicious attack and jealousy upon my son, and i really want justice. >> when someone can shoot and kill someone who comes from a similar bac
the victim's family tells our john sasaki it's all so senseless. he is live in oakland with more. >> reporter: gasia, they released this video showing the man and the men police say took his life. 23-year-old charles butler was parking his car in east oakland. >> if you saw the nudge, the bad parking mr. butler did is the reason why the people inside this car thought it was a reason to kill mr. butler. >> reporter: and it shows butlered in the store arguing with a suspect. he...
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john sasaki. >>> injured giant fan bryan stow is closer to coming home. six weeks after he was beaten outside of dodger stadium. and maureen naylor spoke to his family. >> reporter: his family arrived tonight and they came here to the scotts valley grand prix to give appreciate for the support. >> we had to leave l.a. who's been amazing to us but we get to come home. and we get to bring bryan home. so it was bittersweet. >> reporter: tomorrow her 42- year-old brother will be taken by medical jet from l.a.x. to sfo then the san francisco trauma center. stow's mother says the first priority will be stabilizing him after the trip. >> hopefully that will be within a day or two so we're going to be excited about that and start his recovery. that's what we were hoping for. >> reporter: while stow is still in a coma, she says that he is responding. while wearing his son's giant hat, bryan's dad finally saw the clothing he was wearing that day. >> i just want my friend back, but i don't think that's going to be immediate. >> reporter: reporting live in scotting v
john sasaki. >>> injured giant fan bryan stow is closer to coming home. six weeks after he was beaten outside of dodger stadium. and maureen naylor spoke to his family. >> reporter: his family arrived tonight and they came here to the scotts valley grand prix to give appreciate for the support. >> we had to leave l.a. who's been amazing to us but we get to come home. and we get to bring bryan home. so it was bittersweet. >> reporter: tomorrow her 42- year-old brother...
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john sasaki live at richmond high with more. >> referree: we are outside richmond high school which is a community in mourning. a 15-year-old freshman died from a single gunshot wound to the abdomen but she was not an intended target. friday afternoon outside richmond high school and students celebrate the weekend but it's today they remembering a good friend. >> we are supposed to hang out today. nobody would expect two hours later she would be shot. >> she was a nice girl. she wept to class. she was not around a big crowd. a nice person. >> referree: at 7:00 last night she was spending time with her 16-year-old boyfriend in a house on stacket street. they were playing with a gun when it went off. >> there is nothing to indicate she was a murder victim. we are investigating it. we don't know who was handing the gun. >> referree: and police don't know where the gun came from. the boy's name has not been released but i talked to his father. not wanting to appear on camera he said that she was a sweet girl and kids shouldn't be playing with guns. district officials and police agree. >> t
john sasaki live at richmond high with more. >> referree: we are outside richmond high school which is a community in mourning. a 15-year-old freshman died from a single gunshot wound to the abdomen but she was not an intended target. friday afternoon outside richmond high school and students celebrate the weekend but it's today they remembering a good friend. >> we are supposed to hang out today. nobody would expect two hours later she would be shot. >> she was a nice girl....
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john sasaki, ktvu news. >>> because of this fire a lot of people have not only lost their homes, they have nowhere to go. so what people have done is they are heading to the bay hill shopping center, the red cross is there helping out. they've got an evacuation center out there giving them some coffee and maybe a warm blanket to keep warm. jana katsuyama is there now. you are saying more and more people are going down there. >> reporter: it went from 20 to 25, now it's about 100 people here. it's hard to tell because there's people at the evacuation center, there's a red cross that have been helping people out. and there's people coming in who are just trying to pass out blankets. we saw a woman passing out blankets and coats to people who has been here just waiting. we want to let you know, just about five minutes ago, they made an announcement from the evacuation center. i want you to look here, there's a transsam bus. they asked that everybody who lives on clairmont to come up to this bus, we understand that inside the mayor and the vice mayor are there, they are being briefed by s
john sasaki, ktvu news. >>> because of this fire a lot of people have not only lost their homes, they have nowhere to go. so what people have done is they are heading to the bay hill shopping center, the red cross is there helping out. they've got an evacuation center out there giving them some coffee and maybe a warm blanket to keep warm. jana katsuyama is there now. you are saying more and more people are going down there. >> reporter: it went from 20 to 25, now it's about 100...
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john sasaki is live outside of at&t park where he's been talking with fans but we begin with mark ibanez with the highlights, mark. >> absolutely. well you know giant fans have been having to hear it's an elimination game for them. one time after another it seems, well how about tonight. it looks more like the cardinals are facing an elimination game to be the best you have to beat the best and the cards are after all the world champs but the giants get out quick tonight. score one in the first and vogelsan with a fake bunt runner at third and it works to perfection. and the giants lead it 2-0. but it was just beginning in the inning, marco scutero hammering one again down the left field line. two runs will score and that includes vogelsan, humoring -- lumbering around from first. vogelsan the big story. giving up only four hit there is was no question he was in control as was sergio romo. come the 9th inning romo with a very drama free 9th inning. the final out you're seeing it and san francisco with a 6-1 victory to even the series on to a game seven they will go. matt cain will be on
john sasaki is live outside of at&t park where he's been talking with fans but we begin with mark ibanez with the highlights, mark. >> absolutely. well you know giant fans have been having to hear it's an elimination game for them. one time after another it seems, well how about tonight. it looks more like the cardinals are facing an elimination game to be the best you have to beat the best and the cards are after all the world champs but the giants get out quick tonight. score one in...
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john sasaki is live at the school to tell us more. >> reporter: we are at piedmont high school and it was on that walkway where it began and ended in the girl's locker room. on a friday afternoon of a holiday weekend the field is mostly empty. perhaps the scene was similar on sunday afternoon when a 17- year-old girl was victimized by a school employee. >> an attempted oral copulation with a minor. >> reporter: victor salazar who was a part-time field supervisor convinced the girl to go in the locker room, told her she was beautiful, took pictures of her and reached under her skirt. >> it is disturbing that any adult would try to have a sexual encounter with a student. >> there has been no announcement to the students but some have heard about the incident. >> i believe i know the person who it happened to and that was really upsetting for me because we have been friends for a while. and so it especially hit home for me. >> reporter: salazar appeared in court on wednesday but did not enter a plea. he is held on $120,000 bail. i talked to his son but he declined to comment. police say
john sasaki is live at the school to tell us more. >> reporter: we are at piedmont high school and it was on that walkway where it began and ended in the girl's locker room. on a friday afternoon of a holiday weekend the field is mostly empty. perhaps the scene was similar on sunday afternoon when a 17- year-old girl was victimized by a school employee. >> an attempted oral copulation with a minor. >> reporter: victor salazar who was a part-time field supervisor convinced the...
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registers are open tomorrow and ktvu's john sasaki reports on the effort in oakland to get out the vote. >> a sunny day at the west oakland senior center was the perfect backdrop for a get out of vote event. >> and development and the only way it will happen is if we as a people participate. >> reporter: the light turnout could be representative of what is expected on tuesday. >> we never give up. we always encourage people who died for the right to vote. registrar is open for early voting. just a few dozen turned out to cast their ballots today. >> this is not only a privilege, but a duty in my estimation. >> reporter: election officials say turnout will be light on tuesday for two reasons, the nature of this election and how the voting process has changed in recent years. >> for a low turnout election, we'll see, i don't know, 75% of our turnout will be by mail. so very few people go to the polls anymore. >> reporter: mcdonald adds that early voting and voting by mail are all aimed gating more people to participate. >> i think it's a fantastic opportunity and privilege. it's the most
registers are open tomorrow and ktvu's john sasaki reports on the effort in oakland to get out the vote. >> a sunny day at the west oakland senior center was the perfect backdrop for a get out of vote event. >> and development and the only way it will happen is if we as a people participate. >> reporter: the light turnout could be representative of what is expected on tuesday. >> we never give up. we always encourage people who died for the right to vote. registrar is...
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. >> we have team camera with ktvu's john sasaki. >>> we begin with our meteorologist mark tamayo. >> most of the bay area pick up no more than a few sprinkles excepts pars of the north bay, picking up clouds and light to moderate cells out there. as you can see some of the neighborhoods up towards bodega bay, windsor and sebastopol. we're talking about amounts over an inch or several inches, but not the case today. just a fraction of that. on live stormtracker 2, that is coming up for you right now, you can see the coverage out. there the one change is developing is this southern portion of the system beginning to approach areas south of the golden gate bridge. you can see the greens and possibly some more heavier showerses approaching the coast. closer inspection towards pillar point around half moon bay, highway 1, this will be increased in coverage in the short-term, moving across the bay, just in the short-term for late tonight into tomorrow morning. coming up we'll continue track the rainshowerses and also a few more changes developing for the second half of the weekend. >> our
. >> we have team camera with ktvu's john sasaki. >>> we begin with our meteorologist mark tamayo. >> most of the bay area pick up no more than a few sprinkles excepts pars of the north bay, picking up clouds and light to moderate cells out there. as you can see some of the neighborhoods up towards bodega bay, windsor and sebastopol. we're talking about amounts over an inch or several inches, but not the case today. just a fraction of that. on live stormtracker 2, that is...
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john sasaki. >>> a power outage hit parts of san francisco tonight affecting more than 10,000 customers. pacific gas and electric said it started just before 5:00 this evening until western edition, and laurel heights neighborhood. pg & e says it has restored power to some but nearly 3,000 customers remain in the dark at this hour. there's no word on what caused the outage or when full service will be restored. >>> so you know it's the cool down today, you will notice it more tomorrow everyone inland where temperatures could be coming down 10 degrees, 8 degrees. cooler as we head into your friday. here's what's happening right now, you know it's going to be cooler because right now in liver mother it's running a few degrees cooler than it was last night. the winds are coming offshore and they are pretty significant. gusting at 25 miles per hour. that's driving that moist clean cool marine air on shore. drops the fire danger, cleaning up the air and cools the temperature. sunday will be a little bit warmer but as we go into the weekend and beyond into the next week we're going to be in t
john sasaki. >>> a power outage hit parts of san francisco tonight affecting more than 10,000 customers. pacific gas and electric said it started just before 5:00 this evening until western edition, and laurel heights neighborhood. pg & e says it has restored power to some but nearly 3,000 customers remain in the dark at this hour. there's no word on what caused the outage or when full service will be restored. >>> so you know it's the cool down today, you will notice it...
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john sasaki is at the grand hyatt where city supervisors joined workers. >> this is the newly renovated grand hyatt hotel. but the new look could not cover up a long time dispute between the hotel and its workers. outside, protesters shouted someone like me. >> we need someone on the board besides all these rich people. >> so it's one for them and the board of director they will know how hard these people work. >> reporter: this hotel has been overgoing a renovation now it's a matter of nailing down a contract with workers. >> we have not gotten a raise in three years. everything is going up, the gas, rent, food everything is going up but our paychecks. >> we wanted to convince them to come back to the table and allow us to give their employees. >> the workers in nonunion hotels. >> there are signs outside that shows the grand hyatt was voted the best place to work. david campos played off that statement. >> if you are the ceo it's probably the best place to work, but if you're one of those workers you have to work 170 years to get what the ceo makes in one year. >> reporter: live in sa
john sasaki is at the grand hyatt where city supervisors joined workers. >> this is the newly renovated grand hyatt hotel. but the new look could not cover up a long time dispute between the hotel and its workers. outside, protesters shouted someone like me. >> we need someone on the board besides all these rich people. >> so it's one for them and the board of director they will know how hard these people work. >> reporter: this hotel has been overgoing a renovation now...
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but we begin this tale of two chiefs with john sasaki in oakland. >> reporter: this is where oakland police officers pick up and drop off their patrol cars, it's also the place officers will talk about the news i received when i sat this afternoon with chief anthony bats. >> san jose are going to go in another direction, they're going to my good friend chris moore. >> i can't tell you how happy i am if that's the case. >> reporter: major gene quan says bats is important to this city. >> i talked to him almost every day. we've been working really hard to keep him here. keeping him engaged. >> reporter: but how long will bats stay? he's clearly frustrated with the department's working conditions from radio communication troubles with cars that must be replaced. >> when i walked in this door, this organization's systems are shattered. not broken but shattered. i questioned if the city itself and the city government is willing to do everything it takes to keep all the citizens safe. i challenged the city and i continue to challenge the city. >>> larry reed added to that challenge. >> som
but we begin this tale of two chiefs with john sasaki in oakland. >> reporter: this is where oakland police officers pick up and drop off their patrol cars, it's also the place officers will talk about the news i received when i sat this afternoon with chief anthony bats. >> san jose are going to go in another direction, they're going to my good friend chris moore. >> i can't tell you how happy i am if that's the case. >> reporter: major gene quan says bats is important...
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ktvu's john sasaki traveled to sacramento the to talk to the man trying to revive the party. >> reporter: california's grand old party has a brand new leader and he's from right here in the left leaning area. many republicans are still there tonight after the end of this weekend's state convention but mostly because bad weather cancelled their flights home to southern california. but that gave them extra time to spend with their new chairman. >> it gives us time to go out there and address the public and that's what we intend to do. >> reporter: the party is shrinking and just lost all statewide offices. he arguing the problem is connecting with the voters. >> they pass our initiatives time and again whether it's blocking new taxes or making it harder to raise taxes. >> reporter: democratic san francisco senator mark lenard told me by phone, their republicans have lost their way. they're out of step with california end quote. he says the party opposes a special election. >> california republican party remains adamantley opposing new taxes. >> reporter: i also spoke >> reporter: reporting
ktvu's john sasaki traveled to sacramento the to talk to the man trying to revive the party. >> reporter: california's grand old party has a brand new leader and he's from right here in the left leaning area. many republicans are still there tonight after the end of this weekend's state convention but mostly because bad weather cancelled their flights home to southern california. but that gave them extra time to spend with their new chairman. >> it gives us time to go out there and...
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john sasaki is live with their options. >> reporter: this is one of few options left for people who expect to be booting from their tent city sometime soon. adjacent to highway 4 is an unusual site. a small tent city in concord. >> it's too cold to be out there under the bush. >> reporter: a string of ball l to go. >> i had the quit my job because i was taking care of my mom, she was terminal. my mom died and my brother sold the house from under us. and, and i've been stuck ever since. i can't find work. >> reporter: caltrans left a number of brush here leaving the tents exposed. and they told ktvu they'll have to leave. >> there's a lot of trespass on it for the purpose of everybody's safety and everybody's health. >> i can't, i have a back problem and i can't walk too far. so i can't go into the deeper areas where everybody is going. so i'm kind of stuck. >> reporter: but going to the shelter just a mile away is not an easy option for her either because she has two dogs which is not allowed. >> where would you two? did they actually come in and evict everybody. move all your stuff out? >
john sasaki is live with their options. >> reporter: this is one of few options left for people who expect to be booting from their tent city sometime soon. adjacent to highway 4 is an unusual site. a small tent city in concord. >> it's too cold to be out there under the bush. >> reporter: a string of ball l to go. >> i had the quit my job because i was taking care of my mom, she was terminal. my mom died and my brother sold the house from under us. and, and i've been...
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john sasaki. >>> the news on the job front is positive. the nation's unemployment rate dropped to 8.8% in march. that is the lowest level in two years. 216,000 jobs were added last month in the private-sector and president obama said, it's a start. >> nearly two years out of the worse recession, in our lifetime. >> >>> the encouraging job numbers helped start out april right where it left off. the dow gained 57 points, the nasdaq improved eight. >>> toyota recalled 2 million cars to fix floor mats that could push on the accelerate. lawsuits about those problems are working their way through the courts. >>> new sales figures show fuel efficient cars have been selling well in recent weeks. now at 10:00, lloyd lacuesta is live where he discovered people buying cars are keeping the bottom line in mind. >> reporter: it wasn't too long ago there was a talk of the demise of toyota because of those recall vehicles. and i'm at milpedas toyota where they tell us sales could not have been better last month with new and used cars. >> it was a good pri
john sasaki. >>> the news on the job front is positive. the nation's unemployment rate dropped to 8.8% in march. that is the lowest level in two years. 216,000 jobs were added last month in the private-sector and president obama said, it's a start. >> nearly two years out of the worse recession, in our lifetime. >> >>> the encouraging job numbers helped start out april right where it left off. the dow gained 57 points, the nasdaq improved eight. >>> toyota...
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john sasaki is live on the scene where he's been trying to piece together exactly what happened. >> reporter: we're standing just off east 18th street. just over there you can see the crime scene where officers are still working. that's where the gentleman was shot and killed just a few moments ago. at about 6:00 p.m. gunfire shattered a quiet evening in oakland. >> doing some work and that's when i heard the shots. i waited because i wasn't sure where they came from. then i heard screaming and yelling after that. >> reporter: the gunfire broke out at the yellow house just a block from the church. police are releasing few details but they are saying that it might be a robbery. >> we found a male adult suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. they attempted to revive the victim. >> reporter: we we were told the victim was asian. one man told me it was his landlord's brother. family and friends were on scene and obviously very distrout. they declined to speak with me. but a woman who grew up in the neighborhood said she is devastated by this ongoing violence in oakland. >> it hurts every time.
john sasaki is live on the scene where he's been trying to piece together exactly what happened. >> reporter: we're standing just off east 18th street. just over there you can see the crime scene where officers are still working. that's where the gentleman was shot and killed just a few moments ago. at about 6:00 p.m. gunfire shattered a quiet evening in oakland. >> doing some work and that's when i heard the shots. i waited because i wasn't sure where they came from. then i heard...
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john sasaki has our report. >> reporter: a sunny day at safeway at a neighborhood had plenty of shoppers out. but one -p shopper got more than she bargained for. >> i did what i tell people never to do. i wanted my car keys and i gave chase. he fell down, luckily he dropped my car keys. >> reporter: quan lost about $50 in cash and some credit card. the experience makes her the second mayoral candidate who's also a crime victim. >> i was carjacked at gunpoint. a guy stuck a 9 millimeters in the car and told me to get out of the car. >> reporter: don p era ta was carjacked in 2007. >> i have a very clear idea of the things in oakland that you want to do and you don't want to do. you don't want to lay off police officers. >> reporter: oakland layed off 80 officers this summer. >> every time you have more officers being a deterrent, that's going to help. >> i voted to balance the budget. >> reporter: there are some measures on the november ballot to help keep officers on the street. both candidates who have fallen victim to crime say that's not going to happen. >> i'm hoping that people will
john sasaki has our report. >> reporter: a sunny day at safeway at a neighborhood had plenty of shoppers out. but one -p shopper got more than she bargained for. >> i did what i tell people never to do. i wanted my car keys and i gave chase. he fell down, luckily he dropped my car keys. >> reporter: quan lost about $50 in cash and some credit card. the experience makes her the second mayoral candidate who's also a crime victim. >> i was carjacked at gunpoint. a guy stuck...
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ktvu's john sasaki is live at sfo where he's been asking about controller staffing. >> reporter: look back there and you can see a virgin american plane. air traffic came and went all day with no problem at sfo but that was not the case early yesterday morning in reno. >> they are not answering if phone line either. >> we're going to have to land. >> reporter: the lone airline controller was asleep while a medical flight with a sick passenger wanted to land. >> this is ridiculous, this is outrageous. >>> travelers inside sfo's international terminal were surprised by the news. >> you scared me. >> doesn't it make you feel safe, no. >> falling asleep, that's not good. >> reporter: one reason for the apparent fatigue is how often air traffic controllers work. working two shifts in a 24 hour job. >> you have to be on the ball for eight hours then like having to unwind and sleep and come back on again. >> reporter: i talked with the faa by phone today and said both sfo and oakland have two controllers overnight and san jose's tower shuts down overnight. live at sfo, i'm john sasaki, ktvu
ktvu's john sasaki is live at sfo where he's been asking about controller staffing. >> reporter: look back there and you can see a virgin american plane. air traffic came and went all day with no problem at sfo but that was not the case early yesterday morning in reno. >> they are not answering if phone line either. >> we're going to have to land. >> reporter: the lone airline controller was asleep while a medical flight with a sick passenger wanted to land. >>...
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john sasaki reports. >> reporter: $4.29 for regular, $4.47 for super. that's what drivers have to pay for gas in van nuys. >> it's insane. it's costing me lots of money to get to work. >> reporter: gas prices are jumped 12-cents a gallon in the last week. the national average is $3.88 for regular. san francisco's average is $4.22. taxi drivers feel the pinch all the time. >> it's hard every day, you know. but i'm hoping the gas does not get higher than that. at least not too much. >> reporter: in the just the past seventh months, prices have risen $1.15. middle east unrest has taken the blame but some drivers we met don't blame middle east unrest. >> they have the highest profits ever yet they are saying they are not making any money. >> monsters. you know they are the ones that are clocking the dollarsen on us. we have no choice, there's nothing we can do about it. >> people start to make money on the gas, they buy oil and not for use but to just speculation. >> reporter: president obama acknowledged last week that specklators are helping drive gas pri
john sasaki reports. >> reporter: $4.29 for regular, $4.47 for super. that's what drivers have to pay for gas in van nuys. >> it's insane. it's costing me lots of money to get to work. >> reporter: gas prices are jumped 12-cents a gallon in the last week. the national average is $3.88 for regular. san francisco's average is $4.22. taxi drivers feel the pinch all the time. >> it's hard every day, you know. but i'm hoping the gas does not get higher than that. at least not...
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ktvu's john sasaki found gamblers with money now frozen on the site. and john joins us now in emeryville. >> reporter: we've been out at the oaks card club. where it's was very busy. the sound of the chips, the raising of the heart. they all come with live poker games. but online people can play at home alone. >> online poker has become part of the youth culture for poker players. >> reporter: today two of the biggest poker sites were handed a losing hand. try to log on and this is what you will see. an ominous message from the justice department about the companies and their customers. >> i think it's ridiculous. i think it's absurd. people should be able to play card. >> reporter: their operators are accused of bank fraud and money laundering. forfeitures will end up being in the $4 million. >> i'm a little freaked out because that's my routine. >> reporter: adam says his account still holds several hundred dollars. >> it's really, really shocking to me. because i don't know what i'm goinged to do about that because i can't come here every day you kn
ktvu's john sasaki found gamblers with money now frozen on the site. and john joins us now in emeryville. >> reporter: we've been out at the oaks card club. where it's was very busy. the sound of the chips, the raising of the heart. they all come with live poker games. but online people can play at home alone. >> online poker has become part of the youth culture for poker players. >> reporter: today two of the biggest poker sites were handed a losing hand. try to log on and...
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ktvu's john sasaki talked with two survivors. >> reporter: it was an early day. they hosted their ceremony and marked the moment when japan attacked. the memories are still fresh for the men who were there. >> i felt six torpedoes. tore a big hole. >> reporter: he was in the coast guard that day and saw the planes. >> one flu right over me, 200 feet above me. i could count the rivets on the plane. >> reporter: 71 years alater he feels guilty he gets honored for surviving. >> when all these other guys are getting killed and wounded and here i am, happy go lucky, nothing happened to me. >> reporter: he hopes it will prompt people to strive better for more than war. >> everybody loses and you are losing the youth of your country. >> reporter: the light here had been in use for navigation till the day after pearl harbor. now it is turned on once a year to honor those who were lost. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a panel of pain specialists recommended against approving a stronger version of a powerful pain killer. the food and drug administration asked a new f
ktvu's john sasaki talked with two survivors. >> reporter: it was an early day. they hosted their ceremony and marked the moment when japan attacked. the memories are still fresh for the men who were there. >> i felt six torpedoes. tore a big hole. >> reporter: he was in the coast guard that day and saw the planes. >> one flu right over me, 200 feet above me. i could count the rivets on the plane. >> reporter: 71 years alater he feels guilty he gets honored for...
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ktvu's john sasaki tells us this left people shaken. john? >> reporter: police are scrambling to find the people responsible for this killing. at the same time the family and the community are in mourning. >> these are our kids we are burring out here and enough is enough. enough is enough. >> reporter: dozens of people gathered where 21-year-old dimarea young was killed. he was part of richmond build job training program that helps people turn around their lives. yesterday he was running with a group when several men opened fire. >> he didn't deserve to be shut down. >> reporter: he was shot in the foot. >> i have seen, you know, something that will traumatize me for the rest of my life. >> reporter: his father was running with richmond build job training program. he spoke about working hard for his son. >> i am trying to show him, i got to keep pushing because i want him to -- i want it to be that we started this together and we will finish it together. >> reporter: they cut their homicide rate to just 18 last year. this was the third killi
ktvu's john sasaki tells us this left people shaken. john? >> reporter: police are scrambling to find the people responsible for this killing. at the same time the family and the community are in mourning. >> these are our kids we are burring out here and enough is enough. enough is enough. >> reporter: dozens of people gathered where 21-year-old dimarea young was killed. he was part of richmond build job training program that helps people turn around their lives. yesterday he...
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we go to john sasaki who has the ground perspective. >> reporter: drivers are still cruising the area showing off their mexican pride. cars and trucks have been cruising santa cruz police flying red, white and green mexican flag. police are out on cars, motorcycles even horse back. problems that seem unconcerning to residents. >> i live here in san jose, i believe our police department does a pretty good job. i think they prepared very well this year. we haven't seen a problem. >> the reason i continue to come out every day is important to be able to separate the culture with the problem that happens on an inherent city. >> reporter: police are outlooking for drunk drives. >> you have 40alka sensor machines. >> they could invest in building the city up and to compete with santana row with free parking and with entizing people to want to come downtown again. >> reporter: plenty of people are coming downtown including these teenagers who showed their love of their heritage. >> i'm really proud of my country, just for that day. because when my grandparents tell me all the stories and the
we go to john sasaki who has the ground perspective. >> reporter: drivers are still cruising the area showing off their mexican pride. cars and trucks have been cruising santa cruz police flying red, white and green mexican flag. police are out on cars, motorcycles even horse back. problems that seem unconcerning to residents. >> i live here in san jose, i believe our police department does a pretty good job. i think they prepared very well this year. we haven't seen a problem....
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ktvu's john sasaki tells us the sadness is also being felt throughout the city. >> reporter: as word spread that lieutenant vincent perez passed away, other fire stations showed up to give support. no one would talk to us. white expressed grief for the entire department. >> társ a tough day in -- it's a tough day in san francisco. thank you, the fire department is like a family and we lost a family member today. >> reporter: his brother is a san francisco police officer. another brother is an oakland police officer. other firefighters told me off camera he was a firefighter's firefighter. mayor ed lee also went to the hospital. >> just reminds all of us how dangerous this job is and how appreciative we are of people who put their lives on the line. >> reporter: this afternoon someone brought a tray full of sandwiches to station 26 for the grieving firefighters. i received this text message who said about perez, quote i don't know anyone who didn't like him as a person or respected him as a fireman. due his memory justice, end quote. in san francisco, i'm john sasaki, ktvu news. >>>
ktvu's john sasaki tells us the sadness is also being felt throughout the city. >> reporter: as word spread that lieutenant vincent perez passed away, other fire stations showed up to give support. no one would talk to us. white expressed grief for the entire department. >> társ a tough day in -- it's a tough day in san francisco. thank you, the fire department is like a family and we lost a family member today. >> reporter: his brother is a san francisco police officer....
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in napa, i'm john sasaki. >>> so what causes a lot of the violence behind if walls of napa hospital? tomorrow how tobacco may be at the root of it all. tomorrow at 5:00. >>> today was all about sunshine and a bit of wind. let's go outside. we can pick up the wind readings out here near martinez. out on the delta. 28-mile-per-hour gusts. fairfield you have winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. it's still breezy out there. the winds stick with us tomorrow. but there's less of it. less winds means temperatures will cool down more. we start off cool tonight. overnight lows are going to be in the mid- and upper 30s. that is chilly, that will get you frost in the east valley. 38 in santa rosa, 35 in napa when you wake up for your friday morning already. this is your wind model. reds representing wind gusts. you can see tomorrow morning not a lot of wind. then it ramps up around 2:00 tomorrow. winds gusting 25 to 30 miles per hour offshore. about 15 to 20 in the inland bay valleys. then the winds back up again. see the cool blues around the bay. those winds down around 9 miles per hour. those
in napa, i'm john sasaki. >>> so what causes a lot of the violence behind if walls of napa hospital? tomorrow how tobacco may be at the root of it all. tomorrow at 5:00. >>> today was all about sunshine and a bit of wind. let's go outside. we can pick up the wind readings out here near martinez. out on the delta. 28-mile-per-hour gusts. fairfield you have winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. it's still breezy out there. the winds stick with us tomorrow. but there's less of it....
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in a story you will see only on 2, john sasaki fells us what happened this time that could allow dangerous patients to escape. >> reporter: napa houses hundreds of forensic patients. right now one patient has keys that were taken from a staff member yesterday. this woman used to live here and has family that still does. >> they should be careful. stuff. because i know the police officers here have a lot on their hand too. >> reporter: the staff member suspected of stealing the keys are extremely dangerous. >> they could come off the unit because they have the bk3. >> what does that mean for your patient? >> it could put us at risk. near by residents are not so confidence. >> it's creepy. you don't want anybody in these neighbors over here or god forbid the kids playing in the front yard getting touched up. >> it raises a big concern because i have kids. i wouldn't want the keys to fall in the wrong hands obviously. i hope they would pump up the security and everything. >> reporter: everyone in this situation. some residents remained more concerns about safety inside the hospital. >> i don'
in a story you will see only on 2, john sasaki fells us what happened this time that could allow dangerous patients to escape. >> reporter: napa houses hundreds of forensic patients. right now one patient has keys that were taken from a staff member yesterday. this woman used to live here and has family that still does. >> they should be careful. stuff. because i know the police officers here have a lot on their hand too. >> reporter: the staff member suspected of stealing the...
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john sasaki shows us that their renewed commitment to end the violence has paid off. >> reporter: the early sunday service was filled with hope and joy. a far cry from valentine's day last year when two gunmen opened fire injurying two teenage brothers. that event started an outcry from community leaders. >> the people have found out that god is real. >> reporter: last year there were 21 homicides in richmond, less than half the previous year. and while last january there were five killings, in the first month and a half of this year there's been only one. >> brought a lot of people together and it encouraged the relationships here with the police department and the community. we're all working together to get this crime problem solved. >> reporter: this young man says the streets feel safer. >> it does feel better on the streets, you approach the streets differently. it's kind of like more respect going around. >> reporter: at independ community church, pastor landry has been leading the struggle here to end violence. >> we don't see as many drug dealers on the corner anymore. we don
john sasaki shows us that their renewed commitment to end the violence has paid off. >> reporter: the early sunday service was filled with hope and joy. a far cry from valentine's day last year when two gunmen opened fire injurying two teenage brothers. that event started an outcry from community leaders. >> the people have found out that god is real. >> reporter: last year there were 21 homicides in richmond, less than half the previous year. and while last january there were...
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our coverage begins with ktvu's john sasaki. >> reporter: a conference brought out the who's who. >> as i was listening to him, it became clear to me that he was the choice. >> reporter: gascon was the city's police chief from 2009 until this afternoon. the former chief who's also a lawyer is the first latino district attorney. >> i believe that i can offer something to this role that will be some what unique and having the understanding of policing. >> reporter: one big difference between gascon's administration and that of camela harris is that harris refused to seek the death penalty even in the case of a cop killer. gascon will be working with adachi. >> we have less resources and yet we are seeing our case loads explodes. the workloads increased even higher. david chu is clear with the choice. >> i can't think that anyone doesn't believe that he has tremendous integrity, he knows what it is to uphold justice and he has an incredible depth of experience. >> reporter: gascon say he will work with gascon. john sasaki. >> when george gascon became san francisco's police chief in 200
our coverage begins with ktvu's john sasaki. >> reporter: a conference brought out the who's who. >> as i was listening to him, it became clear to me that he was the choice. >> reporter: gascon was the city's police chief from 2009 until this afternoon. the former chief who's also a lawyer is the first latino district attorney. >> i believe that i can offer something to this role that will be some what unique and having the understanding of policing. >> reporter:...
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. >>> ktvu's john sasaki told us some are wondering what other changes should be made at the top of oakland city government. >>> major gene quan was quick to replace chief batts but his retirement upset the city council. >> i think the frustration is justified. we have a serious crime problem and there was nobody speaking out about what to do about it. we need to get a unified vision and we need to support our police chief. that's something that was not happening. >> reporter: libby chef and pat kerneghan applaud the mayor on certain things but not so much crime fighting. >> i want to see her lead on the crime issue but i want her to listen to the law enforcement professionals. >> reporter: quan spokeswoman told me by phone that quan has done more for public safety than any other mayor. she's rehiring laid off cops, installing a new system and acquiring federal grants. in the lake shore neighborhood some residents are concerned mainly because of the batts issue. >> i think everybody is uneasy as a result. it looked like she could have handled it a little bit better. there wasn't enough comm
. >>> ktvu's john sasaki told us some are wondering what other changes should be made at the top of oakland city government. >>> major gene quan was quick to replace chief batts but his retirement upset the city council. >> i think the frustration is justified. we have a serious crime problem and there was nobody speaking out about what to do about it. we need to get a unified vision and we need to support our police chief. that's something that was not happening....
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the new details from john sasaki who has been working this story all evening, john -- >> reporter: police are trying to solve this city's third homicide in the past 10 years, and we learned tonight that victim is a female. investigators confirmed that it contained the body of a female older than a child. >> the officers that responded found inside the trash can what looked like a body. so they immediately froze the scene, our investigators responded out along with the alameda county coroner's office. >> reporter: the news of a homicide surprised residents. >> heard that there was a garbage can across the street with the remains, kind of gave me the creeps. >> reporter: a police source confirmed to me tonight the female was clearly a victim of homicide. >> it made me concerned about hearing about this case in the morgan hill area. i am just hoping that it isn't her. >> reporter: that's the concerned reaction a lot of people have had that the body could be that of still missing 15-year-old sierra lamar. but my source says it's very unlikely that it's the morgan hill teenager. >> we don't kn
the new details from john sasaki who has been working this story all evening, john -- >> reporter: police are trying to solve this city's third homicide in the past 10 years, and we learned tonight that victim is a female. investigators confirmed that it contained the body of a female older than a child. >> the officers that responded found inside the trash can what looked like a body. so they immediately froze the scene, our investigators responded out along with the alameda county...
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in vacaville, john sasaki. >>> the union pacific train slammed right into the trailer on its way to a wounded veteran's event in midland. at least four people were killed, 16 others were sent to the hospital. five of whom are in critical condition. the trailer was carrying wounded veterans and their spouses. a union pacific spokesperson said the crossing did have lights and breaks and both were working at the time of the crash. tonight defense secretary leon panetta said he was saddened by the tragedy. >>> day visit benick reports on the crack down of alcohol and how students are reacting. >> reporter: the greek letters on the houses will soon have to be covered up. recruiting new members must come to an end and all parties and other events have been cancelled. >> god, that's intense. >> reporter: afr a student died on his birthday. >> was served alcohol when he was inebrieated. >> i can understand that it's a really serious problem. >> reporter: thought about being a sorority member. >> yeah, i was thinking next semester. >> reporter: what does this mean for you? >> i guess i can't.
in vacaville, john sasaki. >>> the union pacific train slammed right into the trailer on its way to a wounded veteran's event in midland. at least four people were killed, 16 others were sent to the hospital. five of whom are in critical condition. the trailer was carrying wounded veterans and their spouses. a union pacific spokesperson said the crossing did have lights and breaks and both were working at the time of the crash. tonight defense secretary leon panetta said he was...
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welch who had access for that. >> reporter: in oakland, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> u.s. defense secretary leon panetta went to georgia today to deliver a message to the troops. he said bad behavior has consequences. this is the first time he addressed the issue with troops and he stressed only a small number of american forces have been involved in scandal. he said inappropriate photos can become headlines in second. >> it can put your fellow service members at risk. it can hurt morale, damage our standings in the world and cost lives. >> he called on the troops to honor their military values. his message has been passed long to commanders. >>> in 6 minutes theuch dates on a -- an update. >>> the family of junior seau said they will donate his brain to research to see if his blows had any role in his death. he shot himself on wednesday. he played 20 seasons in the nfl. doctors say brain trauma can effect judgment. he did not leave a suicide note. >>> opd, you can't hide. >> protesters show up tonight at a police open house. the response they got when they tried to >>> tw
welch who had access for that. >> reporter: in oakland, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> u.s. defense secretary leon panetta went to georgia today to deliver a message to the troops. he said bad behavior has consequences. this is the first time he addressed the issue with troops and he stressed only a small number of american forces have been involved in scandal. he said inappropriate photos can become headlines in second. >> it can put your fellow service members at...
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ktvu's john sasaki report. >> reporter: the names are reinhant, hawkins and smith. tom devacaro is state chair of the republican party. >> we as a party support the values of the prop eight but we also support the value of voters having a stake instead of just some men in a black robe. >> reporter: the castro district is holding its collective breath. now the ninth circuit will decide whether to uphold the latest ruling. >> i think it's going to happen. i think if california finally resolves the issue, i think that many other states will eventually go that way as well. >> reporter: molly mckay is with marriage quality. >> it's an american principal that all should be on board for. >> reporter: i spoke to jesse shober by phone today. >> if the ninth circuit reaches a verdict and says that proposition eight is inconstitutional, there's a high probability that the supreme court will take the case. >> reporter: the process might end there. in san francisco, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and ktvu.com has background information on the prop eight case and the a
ktvu's john sasaki report. >> reporter: the names are reinhant, hawkins and smith. tom devacaro is state chair of the republican party. >> we as a party support the values of the prop eight but we also support the value of voters having a stake instead of just some men in a black robe. >> reporter: the castro district is holding its collective breath. now the ninth circuit will decide whether to uphold the latest ruling. >> i think it's going to happen. i think if...
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john sasaki was there this afternoon and tells us how it all came to an end. >> reporter: officers from across san mateo county seemed to be everywhere. police told residents to shelter in place. >> i was shocked, we don't have too much happening in our neighborhood. >> reporter: it started on canal street. men went to the business where valasquez was recently fired to confront them. they started shooting. >> two shots were possibly fired. no one was injured. >> reporter: the four men sped away from the scene. s.w.a.t. officers came down and locked down the neighborhood. valasquez was arrested. >> there was an arrest made. and that was as a result of assaulting an officer. >> the only other injury was severed by someone hit with a bat in the original incident. john says the other two men, they've also been arrested. >> that 200-acre fire in napa county is fully contained. investigators are looking to those who caused it will face penalties. crews were on the scene today mopping up hot spots. investigators say the fire broke out thursday when a pile of burning brush from a nearby vineyar
john sasaki was there this afternoon and tells us how it all came to an end. >> reporter: officers from across san mateo county seemed to be everywhere. police told residents to shelter in place. >> i was shocked, we don't have too much happening in our neighborhood. >> reporter: it started on canal street. men went to the business where valasquez was recently fired to confront them. they started shooting. >> two shots were possibly fired. no one was injured. >>...
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ktvu's john sasaki reports. >>> with the legendary culture and cuisine, chinatown is the crown jewels of san francisco, attracting dozens and thousands of the visitors a year. >> these numbers are outrageous and criminal. >> the uc berkeley and san francisco department of public health study found that 50% of restaurant workers in chinatown don't make the city's minimum wage of $9.70 an hour. while 40% work overtime, 75% of them are not paid overtime. >> she didn't get minimum wage. there's no health benefits. no health insurance and she works very long day was no breaks. >> the number one cause of premature death in this country and poor health is poverty. they are not getting minimum wage if their tips are getting ripped off. they are at risk. >> and this is what poverty looks like. a tiny apartment where a restaurant worker lives with his wife and two children. . >> this is how we live. of course, this is how we survive. >> the chinese progressive association which commissioned a study, many of the restaurants mistreat worker. association named two. the great oriental and the new k
ktvu's john sasaki reports. >>> with the legendary culture and cuisine, chinatown is the crown jewels of san francisco, attracting dozens and thousands of the visitors a year. >> these numbers are outrageous and criminal. >> the uc berkeley and san francisco department of public health study found that 50% of restaurant workers in chinatown don't make the city's minimum wage of $9.70 an hour. while 40% work overtime, 75% of them are not paid overtime. >> she didn't...
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john sasaki tells us, how people remembered jim capoo. >> jim is a true american hero. we love you jimmy, and we will never forget you. >> reporter: the stadium was mostly filled with fellow police officers. >> he loved jennifer with all his heart. i could see the grin on his face, whenever she called him on his iphone. he was like chubby on the little rascals. he would suddenly get all sweet and nice, and it would gross me out. >> reporter: the former marine loved his wife, but it was clear his pride and joy were his three daughters. they got up together to say goodbye. >> my dad was amazing, he was my best friend, and made me the girl i am today. >> dad, i will forever have your back now. rest in peace. >> reporter: the girl's basketball team also stood to share their love for the man they called coach. >> a gift worth more than anything i could have asked for, sharing in this grand and exciting adventure, and allowing me to be a small part of his legacy. >> reporter: the service ended with a fly over of helicopters. in vallejo, john sasaki. >>> the man accused of sta
john sasaki tells us, how people remembered jim capoo. >> jim is a true american hero. we love you jimmy, and we will never forget you. >> reporter: the stadium was mostly filled with fellow police officers. >> he loved jennifer with all his heart. i could see the grin on his face, whenever she called him on his iphone. he was like chubby on the little rascals. he would suddenly get all sweet and nice, and it would gross me out. >> reporter: the former marine loved his...